Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

During the sixth century B.C., the Taittiriya Upanishad was the first ancient text to discuss the koshas and Chakras. They were referred to as the five casings that hold the light, purity, and perfection of your true self connected with Seven chakras. The seven major chakras work together as a system, so when one chakra is blocked or unbalanced, it needs healing by scanning and removing the blockage for the benefit of all other chakras.  Wheels; We are going to learn how to balance the seven healing chakras. These seven energy areas are receivers and transmitters for vital energies on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels. The word chakra is derived from the Sanskrit word meaning “wheel.” Speed; Each chakra vibrates or rotates at a different speed. The first chakra, the Root, rotates at the slowest speed. The crown chakra, the seventh and highest, rotates at the highest speed. The Crown chakra vibrates and rotates at highest speed. Its amazing dynamism is set off by the power o...

The Bhagavad Gita said work without expectations, but how is it possible in real life? कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन। मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि॥ (Gita २-४७) You have the right to work only but never to its fruits. Let not the fruits of action be your motive, nor let your attachment be to inaction. It is applicable to anyone working in any field. One has to forget about the results and put their complete effort on the task at hand. One should not work for benefits but for one’s satisfaction. Definitely it becomes difficult to follow this instruction of Lord Krishna instructing us to perform. See when you aspire for the results of any activity that means you are still on path of sense gratification which is non favourable to devotional service because then resolute determination to discharge devotional service sincerely does not take place. Understand that when you do work without expectations then it is ultimately for your benifit only because you are purifying you...

We go through life thinking we’ve rested because we have gotten enough sleep but in reality we are missing out on the other types of rest we desperately need. The result is a culture of high-achieving, high-producing, chronically tired and chronically burned-out individuals. We’re suffering from a rest deficit because we don’t understand the true power of rest. Have you ever felt so tired even after getting 8 hours of sleep? That’s because it’s not just physical rest we need. There are different types of rest our body needs. Rest should equal restoration in seven key areas of your life. PHYSICAL REST  Passive physical rest includes sleeping and napping, while active physical rest means restorative activities such as yoga, stretching and massage therapy that help improve the body’s circulation and flexibility. MENTAL REST Schedule short breaks every 2 hours throughout your workday. These will remind you to slow down. You can also keep a note pad beside your bed to jot do...

Meditation techniques are often described as being either calming or insight. The intention of calming meditation is to cultivate a quieter, more peaceful state of mind and improved concentration.  Most calming meditation practices involve focusing on a particular object; your breath, a mantra, a visualization, may be with some related sound / light effects conditions for better induction (even physical sensations within your body and returning to that object) whenever you get distracted or notice your mind starting to wander.  As a matter of fact, there have been numerous studies showing that meditation dramatically reduces, and even reverses disease of all types. You know about Nirvikalpa Samadhi, which is eternal. Other types of Samadhi that are not eternal, that are impermanent with breaks, two names; Anandanugat and Atmikanugat (Asmitanugat). Ananda that glow and Atmika that pure consciousness. Two types of Samadhi, one is Nirvikalpa, that is eternal, that nev...

When we are happy, we can deal with our challenges and problems better. It is important we understand these hormones, there are four hormones which determine a human's happiness: Endorphins, Dopamine, Serotonin and Oxytocin.  When we exercise/ do yoga / walking around green, the body releases ENDORPHINS. This Hormone helps the body cope with the pain of exercising. We then enjoy yoga/exercising because these Endorphins will make us happy. Laughter is another good way of generating Endorphins. We need to spend 30 minutes do yoga/exercising every day, Read or watch interesting stuff to get our day's dose of Endorphins. The second hormone is DOPAMINE.  In our journey of life, we accomplish many little and big tasks, it releases various levels of Dopamine. When we get appreciated for our work at the office or at home, we feel accomplished and good, that is because it releases Dopamine. This also explains why most housewives are unhappy since they rarely get acknowledge...